Questions to ask yourself about deployment

How many NetCache appliances do you need?

Work with your NetCache system engineer.

What NetCache appliance model do you need?

Work with your NetCache system engineer.

Where do you locate the NetCache appliances?

Examples throughout this guide suggest where to locate NetCache appliances in relation to other network devices.

How do you want user requests to be directed to your NetCache appliance?

See Chapter 2, Strategies for Client Access to NetCache, for information about transparent proxying and nontransparent strategies for directing requests to your NetCache appliances.

Can you afford to have Internet access interrupted if a NetCache appliance goes down?

If your answer is no, see Chapter 2, Strategies for Client Access to NetCache. Chapter 3, Multiple Cache Deployments. and deployment considerations sections in chapters specific to NetCache operation mode.

How does NetCache work with a firewall?

If you have a firewall, see Chapter 9, NetCache Deployment with Firewalls. For a streaming media cache, also see Considerations for firewalls and streaming media service.

Do you want to use NetCache as a Web or streaming media accelerator?

If your answer is yes, see Chapter 6, Deploying NetCache as an Accelerator.

Do you want NetCache to authenticate users before servicing their Web, news, and streaming media requests?

If your answer is yes, see the Security Guide for details about the controls that NetCache provides.

Do you want to restrict access to certain servers on the Internet?

If your answer is yes, see the Security Guide for details about the access controls that NetCache provides for authentication.

Do you want to log access to Web sites, streaming media sites, or news sites?

If your answer is yes, see the Administration Guide for details about the log files that NetCache provides.